North Korea vs Norway: Electricity generation from oil
North Korea
0.7 terawatt-hours
in 2024
Norway
0.71 terawatt-hours
in 2025
North Korea rank
91st
Norway rank
90th
Electricity generation from oil over time
- North Korea
- Norway
How they compare
Norway currently reports 0.71 terawatt-hours against 0.7 terawatt-hours in North Korea, a difference of 0.01 terawatt-hours.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was North Korea ahead.
North Korea ranks 91st and Norway ranks 90th of 214 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, North Korea averaged higher in 2 and Norway in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | North Korea | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.842 terawatt-hours | 0.293 terawatt-hours | 0.549 terawatt-hours | North Korea |
| 2010s | 0.713 terawatt-hours | 0.555 terawatt-hours | 0.158 terawatt-hours | North Korea |
| 2020s | 0.674 terawatt-hours | 0.73 terawatt-hours | 0.056 terawatt-hours | Norway |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electricity generation from oil, North Korea or Norway?
- Norway, at 0.71 terawatt-hours against 0.7 terawatt-hours in North Korea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in electricity generation from oil between North Korea and Norway?
- 0.01 terawatt-hours, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for North Korea and Norway?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do North Korea and Norway rank globally for electricity generation from oil?
- North Korea ranks 91st and Norway ranks 90th of 214 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Ember (2026) and other sources β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Electricity generation from oil. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in terawatt-hours.